Golf counter



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Patented July 29, 1930y i LUNITED STATES W'ILLIAIMv J. '.LIEI'L,v 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN GQLF COUNTER Application tiled February 13, 1928. Serial No.y 253,927.

This invention relates to golf counters and the object of the invention is to provide al golf counterfor counting the strokes in a game of golf, the device being arranged so that the strokes taken on each hole may be counted separately. l

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a device of the character described adapted to be worn on the layers wrist provided n with a mechanism or moving numbered plates to view in numerical sequence to indicate the number of strokes taken on each hole.

A further object of the invention is to provide a golf counter in which the counting mechanism is operated by moving the casing on its base, sprin s being arranged for returning the casing a er it has been moved.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nut movable longitudinally of the casing to alignment with the numbered plates for the different holes, the nut'being provided with means adapted upon movement of the casing to expose the numbered plates to view in numerical sequence to indicate the number of strokes taken on the respectiveholes.

These objects and the several novel features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of construction by which these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying draw-k in sin which ig. 1 is a perspective view of a golf counter embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. i Fig. 4is a perspective view of the stationar`base plate. s p

ig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the holders for the plates.

. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 6 showing the movement of the casing to the operative position. y

Fi 8 is a perspective view of the tray in whic the numbered plates are positioned.

Fig. '9 is a plan view of the spring member for raising the numbered plates to View in they casing.

Fig. 10 is a. perspective View of one of the num ered plates.

The device comprises the stationary base plate 1 havinga longitudinal slot 2 therein asshown in Fig. 4. An upturned lug 4 is pro- 55 vided at each end of the slot 2 and the base plate 1 is yprovided with extending ends 5 supporting the rods 6, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which are Secured therein. As shown in Fig.

1 a Vstrap 7 is secured to the base plate 1 by 60' which the device may be strapped to the players wrist. As shown in Fig. 3 a threaded shaft 8 is rotatably mounted in the lugs 4 on the base 1 and the shaft 8 is provided with a knob 9 at the end by which it may be turned. 65 A tray 10 is provided, asshown in'Fig. 8, which is positioned on the base plate 1 and is provided with slots 11 in the opposite ends through which the Vscrew shaft 8l extends. This tray is provided with two partitions 12 70 l andVL 13 each provided with a series of nine notches 14 in the upper edge andlwith nine slots 15 in the lower edge extending toward the edge of the tray. These partitions provide two compartmentsl and 17 in the tray 75 in which the numbered plates are carried. These plates are carried in rectangular holders 18 and 19 and the numbered plates 2O are ositioned therein as shownin Figs. 6 and These holders are arranged in nine pairs in each compartment 16 and 17 and the ten plates carried byeach pair of holders are numbered from 0 to 9 and are movable upwardly in one holder and downwardly in the other. K A nut 21 is threaded onto the shaft 85 8 as shown in Figs. 3 and 6 and byturning the shaft 8 this nut is made to move longitudinally of the shaft. The nut 21 carries a cross bar 22 at the top anda cross bar 23 at the bottom directly therebeneath as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. Aplate 24 is mountedover the top of the tray 1() and a'crystal 25 is positioned on top of the plate 24 and is held in place by a casing 26 which extends about the tray 10 and lugs 4 of the plate 1 and is pro- 95 vided with slots at each end of the same size as the slotsy 11 inthetray 10. This casing at each end is provided with a lug 27 which extends about the center of the respective rod 6 y, as shown in Figs; 1 and 3` and is slidable 100 thereon. A spring 28 is positioned about the rod 6 on each side of the movable lug 27 and each spring engages the adjacent stationary lug 5 in which the respective rod 6 is mounted. By this arrangement and due to the slots 11 in the casing 26 and tray 10 this casing may be moved in relation to the base plate 1 and stationary shaft 8 against the tension of the spring 28 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. This movement of the casing causes the hooked end 29 of the bar 23 to engage in the groove 30 in the numbered plate 2O and at the same time the upper cross bar 22 engages the top plate in the holder 19 and moves it into the holder 18, as will be understood from Figs. 6 and 7. The top plate 21 is provided with a depressed spring finger 31 beneath which the top numbered plate is moved and a spring finger 32 is provided which tends to move the numbered plates 2O in the holder 19 upwardly. The spring fingers 32 are bifurcated as shown in Fig. 9 so that the hook end 29 may pass therebetween to engage the respective numbered plate. The spring lingers 32 are formed integrally with a bar 33 which is secured in the respective compartment on the tray 10 by screws passing through the holes 34 in the bar 33 and threaded into the holes 35 in the bottom of the tray 1() shown in Fig. 8. There are nine sets of spring fingers 32 corresponding to the nine pairs of holders in the compartments 16 and 17. The numbers on the top surfaces of the plates are exposed through the openings 36 and 37 in the top plate 24: as shown in Fig. 2. There are nine numbers exposed through the opening 37 representing the scores for the nine holes going out and there are nine numbers exposed through the opening 36 reprenting the scores for the nine holes going in. A mark 39 is provided on the top of the bar 22 as shown in Fig. 2 which is adapted to register with the small slots 38 in the plate 24. There are nine of these slots provided to determine the position of the nut 21 when scoring the different holes.

In operation the nut 21 is made to move longitudinally of the shaft 8 by turning the shaft 8 by means of the knob 9 on the end thereof. This nut is turned until the mark 39 on the top thereof shown in Fig. 2, registers with the desired slot 38 in the plate 24. In Figs. 2, 3 and 6 the nut is shown in position for scoring either hole 5 or 1K1 depending on whether the player is going out On the first nine holes or back on the second nine holes. In Fig. 7 the parts are shown in position for scoring hole number 14. To score hole 14 the casing and parts carried thereby are moved to the left of Fig. 6 so that the bar 22 which is stationary with the base plate moves the top numbered plate from the hold er 19 into the top of the holder 18 thus raisin g the spring end 31 of the top plate to accommodate the additional numbered plate. At

the same time the hook end 29 on the stationary bar 23 engages in the groove 30 in the bottom plate in the holder 18. The springs 28 which engage the lug 27 return the casing to the position shown in Fig. 6 thus drawing the bottom plate 20 from the holder 18 into the holder 19. This draws the bottom plate over the respective spring` fingers 32 which lifts the bottom plate up off from the spring end 29 and as the bar 22 moves out of the holder 19 the numbered plates in the holder 19 are raised by the spring lingers 32 to position the succeedingr numbered plate beneath the opening 36. Thus it is only necessary to move the casing and allow it to be returned by the springs 28 to bring the succeeding numbers to View beneath the opening 36. There are ten numbered plates provided numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and if the plates are all set at 0 to start it will be seen that in order to score three strokes for any hole it is necessary to move the casing three times. The casing may be also moved in the opposite direction as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7 to score hole number 5 which is scored in the same manner. When the player starts, the plates are preferably' all set at O and the nut is moved by turning the shaft 8 so that the mark 39 thereon registers wit-h` the slot 38 for hole number 1, as will be understood from Fig. 2. After the first hole has been scored the shaft 8 is again turned so that the nut moves up to score hole number 2 which position is determined by the `appearance of the line 39 in the slotl marked 2. When this` line 39 appears in the respective slot the bars 22 and 23 are in alignment with the notches 14 in the top of the partitions 12 and 13 and with the slots 15 in the bottom of the said partitions and the holders are cut out to allow movement of the operating bars and numbered plates as will be understood from Figs. 6, 7 and 11. The player continues to play and moves the nut longitudinally of the shaft stopping to score for each of the nine holes. In playing the first nine holes the casing, as will be understood from Fig. 2, is moved upwardly for each stroke in order to score the strokes for the holes. When the nut is in position to score the ninth hole, which is accomplished by moving the casing upwardly, it is left in the same position to score the tenth hole which is accomplished by moving the casing downwardly. After the tenth hole has been scored, as wil-l be understood from Fig. 2, the threaded shaft 8 is rotated in a reverse direction to move the nut longitudinally of the shaft in the opposite direction to score hole number 11 and this reverse rotative movement is continued to score the nine holes going in making a. total of 18 holes scored. On the last nine holes the casing is moved downwardly cach time to score a stroke and when the entire eighteen holes have been 4played the player may see at a glance the score he made ment with the different pairs of holders byk on each hole. The movement of the casing to score is performed at the time the stroke is made so that the player knows accurately at any time the amount of strokes taken on any hole played.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and eilicient in operation, will not easily get out of order, will score strokes by merely moving the casing in one direction or the other after the nut has been positioned and rovides a device which accomplishes the oijects described. l

Having thus fully described my inventio its utility and mode of operation, what claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States isf 1. In a golf counter, a stationary base plate, a casing movably mounted on the base plate, the casing being provided with a compartment on each side, a series of holders mounted in each compartment and arranged in pairs therein, a series of numbered plates carried in each pair of holders, a shaftrotatably mounted on the base plate, a nut on the shaft movable longitudinally of the shaft to alignrotation of the shaft, and means carried by the nut adapted upon movement of the casing in one direction to move the upper plate from the first holder of the pair of holders into the second holder and means carried by the nut adapted upon return movement of the casing to move the lower plate from the second holder into the first holder.

2. A golf counter comprising a stationary base plate, a casing movably mounted on the base plate, the casing being provided with a compartment on each side, a series of holders mounted 1n each compartment and arranged 1n palrs therein, a series of numbered plates carried in each pair of holders, a shafty rotatably mounted on the base plate, a nut on the shaft movable longitudinally of the shaft to alignment with the different pairs of holders by rotation of the shaft, and means carried by the nut adapted upon movement of the casing in relation'to the base plate to expose the numbered plates in the respective pair of holders to view in sequence.

3. In a golf counter, a stationary base plate, a threaded shaft rotatable on the base plate, a nut movable longitudinally of the shaft by rotation of the shaft, a casing movably mounted on the base plate, the casing being provided with a series of holders, a series of numbered plates in each holder, the nut being movable longitudinally of the shaft to alignment with the different holders, and means carried by the nut adapted u on movement of the casing in relation to the ase plate to expose the numbered plates to view in sequence. n

4. A golf counter comprising a stationary base plate, a threaded shaft rotatable on the tion.

WILLIAM J. TELL. 

